In the upper country
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"In the 1800s in Dunmore, a Canadian town settled by people fleeing enslavement in the American south, young Lensinda Martin works for a crusading Black journalist. One night, a neighboring farmer summons Lensinda after a slave hunter is shot dead on his land by an old woman who recently arrived via the Underground Railroad. When the old woman refuses to flee before the authorities arrive, the farmer urges Lensinda to gather testimony from her before she can be condemned for the crime. But the old woman doesn’t want to confess. Instead she proposes a barter: a story for a story. And so begins an extraordinary exchange of tales that reveal an interwoven history of Black and Indigenous peoples in a wide swath of what is called North America. As time runs out, Lensinda is challenged to uncover her past and face her fears in order to make good on the bargain of a story for a story. And it seems the old woman may carry a secret that could shape Lensinda’s destiny." --publisher's website.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- Fiction.
Great Lakes Region (North America) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
North America -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Slave traders -- Death -- Fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
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Thomas, K. (2023). In the upper country. First United States edition. New York, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Thomas, Kai. 2023. In the Upper Country. New York, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Thomas, Kai, In the Upper Country. New York, Viking, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Thomas, Kai. In the Upper Country. First United States edition. New York, Viking, 2023.
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